MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	285% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B58
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '20 at 23:38
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 874 88% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,103 68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 124 Reflection 119 Parallax 123 101% 122 fps	Gravity 103 Splatting 84.2 82% 93.5 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1555 1632 1544 1340 369 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,530 Write 1,887 Mixed 1,383 SusWrite 1,082 383% 1,721 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 32.9 214% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,408 DQ Write 1,126 DQ Mixed 942 794% 1,158 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 332%
V-Gen 240GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 188GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 321 298 296 296 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 414 Mixed 362 SusWrite 317 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 54.9 190% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 104 145% 266 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 737GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 208 209 208 209 208 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 197 Mixed 54 SusWrite 207 109% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 184%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	56% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 20.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 65%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) - $185

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,284x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	303x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	134x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	303x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	191x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	135x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	94x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	85x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	84x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	61x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $995

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16